Deddy the Daddy of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
We live in healthy times. For me, growing up in suburban Surrey in the 1980s, exercise was limited to a...
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High-energy Fashion is Fighting Fit
Gone are the days when sportswear was for the sole purpose of getting downright sweaty at the gym. It has...
Super Sandwiches at Brown Bag
Sandwiches can be extremely subjective. One man’s tuna trash is another’s turkey treasure. To avoid coming to blows over butties,...
Do You Pétanque
I must be honest and say that when I was first told about pétanque in Jakarta my initial reaction was...
Funking Up My Platforms: The Essential ’70s Style Guide
Listen up, people – get your dancing shoes on and stomp your way into the decade that style almost forgot....
The Clandestine Critic | One Thousand Regional Flavours
Our expert epicure continues an undercover operation to bring you the truth about Jakarta’s dining scene. No spoon is left...
Swinging in the Shadow of Three Mountains in East Java
Finna Golf & Country Club Resort boasts an 18-hole championship course located 500m above sea level in the foothills of...
Chic Casas and Designer Domiciles
Our resident style guru Victoria Bannerman dishes out top tips for crafting fashionable interiors for your dream home, from creative...
Rock Steady
You were robbed of your childhood if you were never taken to a Hard Rock Cafe for potato skins, wings...
United by Running
We are approaching the dry season and that is good news for one hardy bunch of Jakarta residents: the running...
On the Rise: Meet Ramon Medina
Ramon is owner and boulanger of Levant Bakery in Kemang, South Jakarta. Together with his business partner, Ramon opened up...
Once Upon a Fashion Trend: the Spring-Summer 2015 Rundown
Victoria Bannerman urges you to get on the trend trail this summer with her foolproof guide to the major trends...
All That Jazz
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” ? Louis Armstrong En route to the eleventh annual Java Jazz...
The Clandestine Critic | Low-Salt Grill
Our expert epicure continues an undercover operation to bring you the truth about Jakarta’s dining scene. No spoon is left...
Rugby Expats Take the Game to Local Communities
How a conversation in a pub, with a backdrop of Christmas carols, led to orphaned girls taking up the rough-old-game...
Glorious Indonesia Fashion Week
The curious, the fashionable, the movers and shakers of Jakarta, resplendent in all their finery, turned up in full force...
Quality Coffee and Breakfast at Monolog
Monolog’s mission is simple: bring great coffee to this great, coffee-growing nation. Proud to be local, 100% of Monolog’s coffee...
Rugby Romance
It was Valentine’s Day so I decided to show my long-suffering wife some genuine TLC. We loaded up the car...
Tan for All Seasons
A serendipitous discovery flung open the doors to a quaint and exclusive boutique on Abdul Majid Raya in Jakarta. Its...
The Clandestine Critic | Highs and Loewy-s
In a new monthly column, our expert epicure launches an undercover operation to bring you the truth about Jakarta’s eateries....
They’re Playing Our Song!
Every couple has a song which means something special to them. Maybe it’s the song that was playing when they...